Amy Fine Collins is special correspondent to Vanity Fair, where for over twenty years she has written features about fashion, art, Hollywood, and society. An arbiter and owner of Vanity Fair ’s international best-dressed list since 2003, she was inducted into its hall of fame in 1994. A longtime muse to many designers, including Geoffrey Beene, Collins is a frequently consulted advisor, expert, and commentator on fashion and is an active leader at the Metropolitan Museum’s Costume Institute, on whose visiting committee she sits. Previously the style editor at both House & Garden and Harper’s Bazaar, she received three degrees in art history from Swarthmore College and Columbia University, where she also taught for two years. In 2010, Collins received the New York Newswomen’s Club’s Front Page Award for cultural criticism, and in 2011 she won a Front Page Award for in-depth reporting. Also in 2011, she was presented with Lighthouse International’s Fashion Visionary Award. Collins has also written or contributed to over a dozen books, including the best seller The God of Driving.
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